DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are six slates on DraftKings today, with all 30 teams playing on Saturday. The featured slate starts at 7pm and spans eight games. I will be covering players in every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/2/18. The lineup picks will range […]
Outfield Prospect Rankings (June) - 2018 Impact Rookies
Welcome back, RotoBallers. I'll be breaking down impact prospects by position. Today I'm bringing you my updated top 10 outfielders - MLB prospect rankings for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Outfield is typically one of the deepest list of impact prospects, but list of the top guys to own in redraft leagues took some hits to […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/2/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
It’s the first Saturday in June and FanDuel brings us an eight game featured slate tonight. This slate has a pair of elite pitchers in tough matchups, some good pitchers in cake matchups, and another potential Coors Field slugfest. Vegas projects a low scoring slate, as the 10.5 O/U in the Coors Field game is […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 3
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 2
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/1/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a full 15-game slate scheduled for Friday and all games are set for 7:05pm (EST), or later. That means we have a stocked player pool from both the pitching and hitting aspect of DFS. Seven of the games have an over/under of at least nine total runs and only one team is a […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/1/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
As we welcome the month of June, hopefully much of the Spring showers are behind us. The rain - and rainouts - have gotten a bit out of hand. Does it sound like I got burned by the Yankees - Orioles rainout? Because I most certainly did. Anywho, beautiful 15 game slate on deck for […]
Updated Shortstop Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball
We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball, so our crack staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We round things out with a look at where MLB's shortstops fall. A position that was once a fantasy wasteland now boasts some of the game's brightest […]
Updated Outfielder Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball
We have made it to the end of May in fantasy baseball. Now is the time everyone starts to take a hard look at their roster to make improvements and changes. At Rotoballer we are going to help you out by reshuffling the deck and updating the outfield rankings as a tool in reshaping your […]
Fantasy Baseball Assets - May Risers and Fallers
As the second month of the 2018 MLB season finishes, there were some standout performances and some forgettable ones in May. Since we have crossed the quarter-mark for the season, which players can we target in possible trade talks? Do we buy into recent hot streaks or stay patient to see how things play out […]
Alex Wood Has Next Start Pushed Back To Sunday
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Alex Wood (hamstring) will have his next start pushed back to Sunday. Wood has been bothered by lingering cramps in his hamstring, so manager Dave Roberts figured the lefty could use an extra day of rest. Roberts said that Friday will be a bullpen game, while rookie Walker Buehler is still in […]
Tom Koehler Throws Bullpen Session Thursday
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tom Koehler (shoulder) threw a bullpen session on Thursday. He is currently working his way back from a right shoulder injury he suffered during spring training. It's unclear when Koehler plans to begin his rehab assignment, but he isn't expected back until at least mid-June. He'll likely fill a long-relief spot […]
Chris Taylor is Out on Thursday
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor (rest) is not in Thursday's starting lineup against the Phillies. Taylor has been struggling lately, so he could definitely use a night off. He's struck out nine of his last 13 at-bats, but is still hitting fairly decent over the last two weeks. Enrique Hernandez will draw the start […]
Matt Kemp is Resting Thursday
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp (rest) is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies. It's just a routine day off for Kemp, so fantasy owners don't need to worry about an injury. Joc Pederson will start in left field for Kemp against right-hander Aaron Nola. Kemp has been on fire […]
Clayton Kershaw Activated From DL and Starting Thursday
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (biceps) has been activated from the 10-day disabled list on Thursday. He missed almost all of May due to biceps tendinitis but will make the start against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. The Dodgers optioned switch-pitcher Pat Venditte to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make room for Kershaw on […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 1
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]
Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 9)
Juan Soto is running the major leagues. Is that an overstatement? Absolutely. Will that be an overstatement in three years? Probably still yes but there's a shot the answer is no. That's what makes Soto so intriguing to watch. In addition to Soto continuing his high-level play early in his career, we are seeing a […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/31/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We've got 11 games spread between four slates today, with the main slate beginning at 7pm and featuring nine games. I'll be covering players across all slates, including the early. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/31/18. The lineup picks will range from some […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/31/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a nine-game slate on tap for this Thursday, where we will likely see Clayton Kershaw back. He has been on the DL for nearly a month and will make his return against the Phillies. The initial worry is that he won't be going deep into games and is, therefore, not worth his salary. In […]
Danny Espinosa Released By Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers minor league shortstop Danny Espinosa has been released. Espinosa was signed to a minor league deal May 6 as possible depth after Corey Seager went down with Tommy John surgery. Espinosa has now been released by two minor league teams this year, as he started out in the Blue Jays system. It […]
Kenta Maeda Hits Disabled List With Hip/Groin Strain
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a hip/groin strain that manager Dave Roberts called "benign." Roberts does not know how long Maeda will be out yet. The 30-year-old is enjoying a solid season with a 3.61 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 68 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings […]
2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 9)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. This was an underrated, but crazy week of prospect promotions. Franklin Barreto, […]
Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - O-Swings-and-Misses (Week 9)
Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. For the first two months of the season, the baseball community has fixated on […]
Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 9: Buy or Sell?
Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/30/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are 15 games today, but they are broken into two games. I have opted to use players from both slates in this article. Generally, I only use the later, or main, slate, but I also wanted to utilize the Boston Red Sox, which led me to adding the early slate here. In this article, […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/30/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
If you were getting sick of the split-slate Wednesday, today is for you! Well, FanDuel is offering some All Day and Early Only tournaments, but with much less prize money as there are only three afternoon games in that slate. As such, I'll be concentrating this article on the more enticing 10 game slate we […]
Trading Up - Miles Mikolas
The legend of the Lizard King begins in 2011 when a young Miles Mikolas, a self-described picky eater, accepted a teammate’s bet to eat a live lizard in exchange for paying Mikolas’ Arizona Fall League dues. Mikolas agreed, coated the lizard in Moutain Dew, tasted it quickly, and paced for a moment. Then he crammed […]
Updated First Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball
With a quarter of the regular season complete, it seems only appropriate to canvas things to update our perspective of how things have changed since the start of the season. Thus far, we have covered starting pitchers and relief pitchers. Today, let’s take time to look at the first baseman rankings. As a whole, first […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 30
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories and target players who may be available […]
Matt Kemp Continues To Rake With Runners In Scoring Position
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp came off the bench in Monday night's contest versus the Phillies and delivered an RBI double. He now sports an astounding .447 average and 1.189 OPS when there are runners in scoring position. He leads the team in hits, average and on-base percentage and trails only Yasmani Grandal in […]